Work Environment and Job Performance of Commercial Banks in Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined the effect of work environment on job performance of commercial banks in Nigeria. Specifically, the study ascertains the effect of psychosocial environment and work life balance on job performance of commercial banks in Nigeria. This study adopted survey research design. The sample of the study consists of all the 16 branches of five (5) commercial banks in Nigeria. The researcher used primary data. Data were collected form questionnaires distributed to the respondents. The data collected was analyzed in a tabular form and regression analysis was used with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20.0. The study revealed that psychosocial environment and work life Balance has a positive significant effect on job performance of commercial banks in Nigeria. Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended among others that bank should provide enabling work environment in terms of physical facilities for their employees because this substantially increases employees’ productivity.